A 545-mile journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles, through 58 towns and across eight counties in 7 days — on a bicycle. That’s how Dr. Michelle DenBeste and hundreds of others spent the first week of June, united to raise funds for lifesaving services for people living with HIV/AIDS.
It’s the second straight year DenBeste, dean of the College of Social Sciences at Fresno State, has participated in the AIDS/LifeCycle. It’s a ride she said she wanted to do for many years but one that seemed daunting until she set her fears aside.
For seven days, cyclists pass through communities in California to raise awareness of AIDS and remember those who have died of the condition. Each day of riding can range from about 40 to 100 miles. At the end of each day, cyclists arrive at a camp to eat, shower and rest before riding again the next morning.
Each rider must raise at least $3,000 to participate. This year, DenBeste raised a little more than $5,000.
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